Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Nicaea aboard a plane to pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Nicaea aboard a plane to pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

German President arrives in the Basque Country - Spain

German President arrives in the Basque Country - Spain

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier (r), and the First Lady of Germany, Elke Büdenbender (l), descend from the plane upon their arrival at Foronda airport, November 28, 2025, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). During his visit, Steinmeier will meet with the Lehendakari and visit Gernika where he will formalize Germany's request for forgiveness 88 years after the Nazi bombing. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

German President arrives in the Basque Country - Spain

German President arrives in the Basque Country - Spain

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier (r), and the First Lady of Germany, Elke Büdenbender (l), descend from the plane upon their arrival at Foronda airport, November 28, 2025, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). During his visit, Steinmeier will meet with the Lehendakari and visit Gernika where he will formalize Germany's request for forgiveness 88 years after the Nazi bombing. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV greets the pilots of the papal plane before he departs from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, Italy on November 27, 2025 as he begins his first Apostolic Journey which takes him to Turkey and Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

C919 Aircraft Arrives Ahead 2025 Dubai Airshow - Dubai

C919 Aircraft Arrives Ahead 2025 Dubai Airshow - Dubai

Crew members of a China Southern Airlines C919 aircraft pose for a group photo with the plane at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nov. 14, 2025. The aircraft arrived at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai early on Friday for its debut at the 2025 Dubai Airshow, according to the airline. The plane, developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), landed at the airport at 1:15 a.m. local time on Friday (2115 GMT Thursday), ahead of the airshow scheduled from Nov. 17 to 21. The aircraft will be showcased for the first time in the Middle East at the event, one of the world's largest aviation exhibitions. Photo by China Southern Airlines/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

C919 Aircraft Arrives Ahead 2025 Dubai Airshow - Dubai

C919 Aircraft Arrives Ahead 2025 Dubai Airshow - Dubai

This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows a China Southern Airlines C919 aircraft at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aircraft arrived at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai early on Friday for its debut at the 2025 Dubai Airshow, according to the airline. The plane, developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), landed at the airport at 1:15 a.m. local time on Friday (2115 GMT Thursday), ahead of the airshow scheduled from Nov. 17 to 21. The aircraft will be showcased for the first time in the Middle East at the event, one of the world's largest aviation exhibitions. Photo by China Southern Airlines/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

JAL adopts hydrogen-powered airport tractor

JAL adopts hydrogen-powered airport tractor

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows a CO2-free hydrogen-powered airport tractor parked in front of a Japan Airlines plane in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2025, unveiled to the media. JAL will test-use the tractor, the first of its kind in Japan, for domestic-flight planes at Tokyo's Haneda airport until December.

Moscow-Pyongyang flights inaugurated

Moscow-Pyongyang flights inaugurated

People welcome the arrival of a Russian Boeing plane at an airport in Pyongyang on July 28, 2025, celebrating the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang. The start of regular flights between the Russian and North Korean capitals, the first in 30 years, follows the signing by the countries' leaders of a comprehensive strategic partnership in June 2024.

Moscow-Pyongyang flights inaugurated

Moscow-Pyongyang flights inaugurated

People welcome the arrival of a Russian Boeing plane at an airport in Pyongyang on July 28, 2025, celebrating the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang. The start of regular flights between the Russian and North Korean capitals, the first in 30 years, follows the signing by the countries' leaders of a comprehensive strategic partnership in June 2024.

Emperor, empress off to Mongolia for state visit

Emperor, empress off to Mongolia for state visit

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave from a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 6, 2025, before departing for a state visit to Mongolia, the first by a Japanese emperor.

Emperor, empress off to Mongolia for state visit

Emperor, empress off to Mongolia for state visit

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave from a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 6, 2025, before departing for a state visit to Mongolia, the first by a Japanese emperor.

Emperor, empress off to Mongolia for state visit

Emperor, empress off to Mongolia for state visit

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave from a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 6, 2025, before departing for a state visit to Mongolia, the first by a Japanese emperor.

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Individuals hold up images of their loved ones who passed in a plane crash in 2024, as CEO of Boeing Kelly Ortberg sits before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manufacturer, focusing on safety first, in the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday April 2, 2025. In January 2024, on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a panel known as a door plug blew off shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Individuals hold up images of their loved ones who passed in a plane crash in 2024, as CEO of Boeing Kelly Ortberg sits before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manufacturer, focusing on safety first, in the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday April 2, 2025. In January 2024, on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a panel known as a door plug blew off shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Individuals hold up images of their loved ones who passed in a plane crash in 2024, as CEO of Boeing Kelly Ortberg sits before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manufacturer, focusing on safety first, in the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday April 2, 2025. In January 2024, on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a panel known as a door plug blew off shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Individuals hold up images of their loved ones who passed in a plane crash in 2024, as CEO of Boeing Kelly Ortberg sits before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manufacturer, focusing on safety first, in the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday April 2, 2025. In January 2024, on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a panel known as a door plug blew off shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manu

Individuals hold up images of their loved ones who passed in a plane crash in 2024, as CEO of Boeing Kelly Ortberg sits before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearings to examine restoring Boeing’s status as a great American manufacturer, focusing on safety first, in the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday April 2, 2025. In January 2024, on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a panel known as a door plug blew off shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Firetrucks Rush to Scene After Plane Catches Fire at Denver Airport

An American Airlines plane caught fire at Denver International Airport on Thursday, March 13th, forcing passengers to evacuate. In the video, firetrucks are responding to the fire at Terminal C.

Japan PM Ishiba leaves U.S. after meeting with Trump

Japan PM Ishiba leaves U.S. after meeting with Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) waves from a government plane at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on Feb. 7, 2025, following his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

Japan PM Ishiba leaves U.S. after meeting with Trump

Japan PM Ishiba leaves U.S. after meeting with Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves from a government plane at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on Feb. 7, 2025, following his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

Japan PM Ishiba off to U.S.

Japan PM Ishiba off to U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) waves from a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 6, 2025, before kicking off a three-day trip to the United States for his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Sanding next to him is Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya.

Japan PM Ishiba off to U.S.

Japan PM Ishiba off to U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves from a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 6, 2025, before kicking off a three-day trip to the United States for his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Ishiba in Malaysia

Japan PM Ishiba in Malaysia

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his wife Yoshiko prepare to board a government plane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 10, 2025, after winding up the first leg of his four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

Japan PM Ishiba in Malaysia

Japan PM Ishiba in Malaysia

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) prepares to board a government plane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 10, 2025, after winding up the first leg of his four-day official trip to Malaysia and Indonesia.

1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

Combined photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a gutted morning market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 2, 2024 (top), the day after a powerful earthquake and fire hit it, and the same site under demolition taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 20, ahead of the disaster's first anniversary.

1st anniversary of collision of JAL, coast guard planes at Haneda

1st anniversary of collision of JAL, coast guard planes at Haneda

A memorial service is held at a Japan Coast Guard base at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 2 of a collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft on a runway at the airport that killed five coast guard members.

1st anniversary of collision of JAL, coast guard planes at Haneda

1st anniversary of collision of JAL, coast guard planes at Haneda

A memorial service is held at a Japan Coast Guard base at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 2 of a collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft on a runway at the airport that killed five coast guard members.

ANA plane to promote 2025 World Expo

ANA plane to promote 2025 World Expo

All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichi Inoue (3rd from R) poses in front of a special Boeing 737-800 jetliner introduced to promote the 2025 Osaka Expo in Osaka at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2024, before its first flight to Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture. ANA plans to hold demonstration flights of its flying car near the venue of the Expo, which opens in April.

[Breaking News]1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region. (Kyodo)

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Illustration of the landing gear and wheels of the supersonic plane Le Concorde during the launch of Aerorun Paris 2024, which is the first solidarity running race organized on the runways of Paris-Le Bourget airport for the benefit of the Aviation Sans Frontières association which is an association which routes aid emergency from France and its bases abroad, and to help the most deprived. It is the first and only non-governmental organization to have obtained an air carrier certificate (CTA), issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. October 20, 2024 in Dugny near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Illustration of the interior with the seats and the corridor of the supersonic plane Le Concorde during the launch of Aerorun Paris 2024, which is the first solidarity running race organized on the runways of Paris-Le Bourget airport for the benefit of the Aviation Sans Frontières association which is an association which routes aid emergency from France and its bases abroad, and to help the most deprived. It is the first and only non-governmental organization to have obtained an air carrier certificate (CTA), issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. October 20, 2024 in Dugny near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Illustration of the landing gear and wheels of the supersonic plane Le Concorde during the launch of Aerorun Paris 2024, which is the first solidarity running race organized on the runways of Paris-Le Bourget airport for the benefit of the Aviation Sans Frontières association which is an association which routes aid emergency from France and its bases abroad, and to help the most deprived. It is the first and only non-governmental organization to have obtained an air carrier certificate (CTA), issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. October 20, 2024 in Dugny near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Illustration of the interior with the seats and the corridor of the supersonic plane Le Concorde during the launch of Aerorun Paris 2024, which is the first solidarity running race organized on the runways of Paris-Le Bourget airport for the benefit of the Aviation Sans Frontières association which is an association which routes aid emergency from France and its bases abroad, and to help the most deprived. It is the first and only non-governmental organization to have obtained an air carrier certificate (CTA), issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. October 20, 2024 in Dugny near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Illustration of the supersonic plane Le Concorde during the launch of Aerorun Paris 2024, which is the first solidarity running race organized on the runways of Paris-Le Bourget airport for the benefit of the Aviation Sans Frontières association which is an association which routes aid emergency from France and its bases abroad, and to help the most deprived. It is the first and only non-governmental organization to have obtained an air carrier certificate (CTA), issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. October 20, 2024 in Dugny near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Illustration of the supersonic plane Le Concorde during the launch of Aerorun Paris 2024, which is the first solidarity running race organized on the runways of Paris-Le Bourget airport for the benefit of the Aviation Sans Frontières association which is an association which routes aid emergency from France and its bases abroad, and to help the most deprived. It is the first and only non-governmental organization to have obtained an air carrier certificate (CTA), issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. October 20, 2024 in Dugny near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Aerorun Paris 2024 - Dugny

Illustration of the supersonic plane Le Concorde during the launch of Aerorun Paris 2024, which is the first solidarity running race organized on the runways of Paris-Le Bourget airport for the benefit of the Aviation Sans Frontières association which is an association which routes aid emergency from France and its bases abroad, and to help the most deprived. It is the first and only non-governmental organization to have obtained an air carrier certificate (CTA), issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. October 20, 2024 in Dugny near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM